NOTIZIE ITALIANE Newsletter of the Embassy of in No. 53 March 2009

Italy committed to ME Marshall Plan President Napolitano eferring to the recent war in Gaza, Sheik Summit on the crisis in Gaza, the Prime R Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Minister said that Italy “wishes to lead the on state visit to Israel affirmed that Italy “will do its duty” in the initiative for a Marshall Plan to revive the search for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Palestinian economy,” and reaffirmed that Italy conflict. has offered to host a conference in the Sicilian Speaking at a press conference in Israel city of Erice as a “place of dialogue.” following his participation in the Sharm El He also confirmed that, if requested, Italy would form a unit from the Carabinieri to oversee control of the smuggling tunnels in Gaza, which would “guarantee the arrival of the necessary humanitarian aid needed by the people of Gaza.” Mr. Berlusconi also underlined the importance of reconciliation between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, President Giorgio Napolitano with Israeli President Shimon which would enable the Peres at Palazzo Quirinale in on September 5, 2007 Palestinians to speak collectively and he President of Italy, Giorgio unambiguously with Israel in T Napolitano, paid a state visit to Israel the search for a solution to the on November 25 - 27. (See Special Edition) Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi addressing the press conference held by six conflict. <> European leaders in following the recent conflict in Gaza Foreign Minister Franco Frattini heads Italian aid mission taly’s Foreign monitored the exit Olmert and six European leaders. Minister I Minister from Gaza of 10 Frattini also spoke of several initiatives which Franco Frattini Palestinian children Italy wishes to promote in the framework of the visited Israel on who were taken to Presidency of the G8. January 19-20 during Italy in an air force During the meeting with PM Olmert the the course of which C130 for medical Israeli leader declared that Italy is “a real friend” he attended a treatment. The and praised the Italian government’s working lunch with children are being understanding of Israel’s security needs. Both Foreign Minister treated in hospitals in PM Olmert and FM Livni thanked Mr. Frattini Tzipi Livni and held the Toscana Region for the role played by UNIFIL in maintaining meetings with Prime whose calm in southern Lebanon. <> Minister Olmert and representatives, Opposition leader President Claudio Netanyahu. Minister Martini and Health Frattini also met Councillor Massimo Noam Shalit, father PM Olmert welcomes Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Toschi, accompanied of the kidnapped in Jerusalem the Foreign Minister Israeli soldier Gilad to Israel. On January 20 the Foreign Minister, During the Minister’s meetings with Israeli accompanied by Elisabetta Belloni, the politicians, conducted in a highly cordial and Ministry’s Director-General for Development friendly atmosphere, several interlocutors Cooperation, visited the Kerem Shalom crossing thanked Italy for its support during the recent where he held discussions with Minister Isaac conflict in Gaza, while during his lunch with Herzog on a delivery of humanitarian aid to the Minister Livni the Foreign Minister repeated people of Gaza. PM Berlusconi’s offer of assistance, confirmed Foreign Minister Franco Frattini visiting the Kerem Shalom During his visit Minister Frattini closely the previous evening at a dinner with Israeli PM crossing

1 NOTIZIE ITALIANE March 2009 International Day of Remembrance n January 27 Italy commemorated commemorate the extermination of the Jewish New expert on O Holocaust Day in Israel with a special people on the anniversary of the liberation of ceremony held at in the presence Auschwitz-Birkenau. of Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo, representatives The Ambassador also recalled the visit to cultural affairs from Israel’s Italian community, ComItEs and Israel last November by President of the Following four officials from the Embassy and the Consulate Republic Giorgio Napolitano, citing his successful years General in Jerusalem. remarks at the Hebrew University on anti- as Director of The ceremony was officiated in Yad Vashem’s Semitism and the importance of cultivating the the Italian Hall of Remembrance by Angela Polacco, Vice memory of . Institute of President of the Association of Italian . The Some recent events held in Italy Culture in Tel Ambassador, together with the Embassy’s commemorating the Holocaust included the Aviv, Dr. Military Attaché Col. Nunzio Tarantelli, laid a exhibition in Rome of the 1938 Racial Laws, Simonetta Della wreath at the site. the inuaguration of the Museum of Memory in Seta has been Following the ceremony the Ambassador Nardó-Lecce, and the presentation of prizes to appointed gave a short speech in which he reminded the winners of the “Young People Remember Expert for participants of the Italian Government’s wish to the Shoah” competition. <> Cultural Affairs at the Embassy in Tel Aviv. The Embassy is proud to continue benefiting from Dr. Della Remembering fallen Italian soldiers Seta’s experience and skill in developing bilateral cultural ties. On November 9 Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo and Defense Arrivederci Simonetta, and welcome Attaché Col. Nunzio Tarantelli attended the yearly celebration back! of the service of remembrance and dedication at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ramle. During the ceremony the Ambassador and the Defense Attaché laid a wreath in memory of the fallen Italian soldiers buried in that cemetery. <>

Edited by: Educators learn about the Shoah The Embassy of Italy in Israel (Economic and Commercial Office) he fourth Holocaust other experts on different aspects of Trade Tower, 25 HaMered Street, Tel Aviv 68125 T seminar for Italian the Shoah, and included Tel: 03-516.1744 Fax: 03-516.1755 educators, organized by the presentations by Profs. Yehuda www.ambtelaviv.esteri.it [email protected] Italian Desk of the International School for Bauer and Sergio Della Pergola of the Hebrew Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, was held in University and Dr. Yael Nidam-Orvieto. Also Italy committed to ME Marshall Plan p.1 Jerusalem on January 1-8. Participating in the attending the seminar were Holocaust survivors President Napolitano on State visit to Israel p.1 seminar were 25 teachers and lecturers from from Italy and members of Israel’s Italian Minister Frattini heads Italian aid mission p.1 various parts of Italy. community. International Day of Remembrance p.2 The first three Holocaust seminars garnered Welcoming participants at the opening Remembering falled Italian soldiers p.2 favorable reactions from participants who, upon session was Simonetta Della Seta, who Educators learn about the Shoah p.2 their return to Italy, also confirmed positive underlined the importance attributed by Italy to Solidarity mission to Israel p.2 responses to the initiative in schools and classes Holocaust education and the commitment of this New expert on cultural affairs p.2 throughout the country. Embassy in promoting and organizing the Bilateral cooperation in space research p.3 This year’s seminar, led by Shira Magen, publication of studies and books on the subject. p.3 head of Yad Vashem’s Italian Desk, included an These include ‘I giusti d’Italia’, (Mondadori, Italian Space Agency visits Israel intense program of meetings and discussions 2006) and the Encyclopedia of the Shoah (UTET, Drylands, deserts and desertification p.3 with historians, sociologists, psychologists and 2007). <> Augmenting ties with the Lombardy Region p.3 Italian military officials visit Israel p.4 International Mediterranean tourism market p.4 Tourism in Rome and Lazio p.4 Solidarity mission to Israel Italian-Israeli gastroenterology conference p.4 n Italian solidarity mission to Israel took Israeli Ambassador to Italy and former advisor Celebrating 60 years of the Italian Constitution p.5 A place on Jamuary 20-22. The mission to the Prime Minister of Israel. EXPlab: creative education for peace p.5 included two parliamentary deputies, Giovanni The mission visited several cities in the front Italy leads EU video and art expo p.5 Vernetti and Alessandro Pagano, the President line of the recent war with Gaza: Ashkelon, Digitization of cultural heritage p.5 of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, Sederot and Sha’ar Hanegev, where they met Centenary of Cesare Pavese p.6 Renzo Gattegna, the President of Rome’s with mayors, security experts and military Commemorating Daniel Carpi p.6 Jewish Community, Riccardo Pacifici as well officials. In Jerusalem they held a long meeting Concert for Life and Peace p.6 as representatives from all the major Jewish with President Shimon Peres in the presence Visconti retrospective p.6 institutions in Italy, including the youth of Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo and Simonetta Events in Israel p.7 movements. Della Seta. President Peres expressed his strong Spring at the Nahon Museum p.7 The mission was organized with the friendship for Italy (“whenever I meet Events in Italy p.8 cooperation of -United Jewish I know that we are talking about deep friendship, Italian trade fair calendar p.8 Appeal whose President, Avi Pazner, is a former which is a profound value for us”). <>

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The Italian delegation was Bilateral cooperation in space research hosted at a reception given by four day visit to Israel by an Italian Attending the latter event Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo A delegation in space research and was Antonio Tajani, V-P of where they met Commissioner development concluded on January 30. The the European Transport Antonio Tajani (photo), V-P of delegation was led by Dr. Paolo Dalla Chiara Commission, who took part the European Transport (President of SAT Expo Italia) and included in a special session dedicated Commission, who discussed Prof. Piero Benvenuti (V-P of the Italian Space to the presentation of Italy's strong interest in Agency, ASI), Marco Airaghi (Ministry of advanced aerospace cooperation with Israel in Defense) and Dr. Paolo Salvato (V-P of Thales technologies and the space research and Alenia Spazio). competencies offered by development. The aim of the visit was to participate in a Italian enterprises for bilateral series of activities including visits by the partnerships with Israeli agencies in this sector. Systems of Rehovot (‘El-Op’), as part of a delegation to the four major Israeli aerospace On January 26-27 the delegation visited two program organized in collaboration with Israel’s enterprises and participation in the Ilan Ramon industrial units of the IAI (Israel Aerospace Space Agency. International Space Conference. Industries) in Yahud and two plants at Elbit www.fisherinstitute.org.il/eng/ <> Visit to Israel of Italian Space Agency delegation from the representatives from Israel’s Understanding which would stimulate access A Italian Space Agency space industry. by Italian and Israeli aerospace companies to (ASI) visited Israel on The extended meeting bilateral and multilateral programs currently January 7-8 to discuss ways between the two delegations, in progress between the two countries. of possible cooperation attended also by this Embassy’s A meeting with President Shimon Peres between the Italian agency and its Israeli Scientific Attaché, Prof. Stefano Boccaletti at Beit Hanassi, which was attended also by counterpart, the Israel Space Agency (ISA) and by Prof. David Mendelovich, Chief Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo, concluded the The Italian mission, led by Eng. Enrico Scientist of Israel’s Ministry of Culture, Science visit of the Italian delegation. The President Saggese and including Prof. Mariano Bizzarri, and Sport, served as an occasion to outline expressed his full support for agreements the Agency’s Advisor on Technology, and Dr. future plans by both agencies, with special reached as a result of the visit. Israel considers Gabriella Arrigo, Director of International emphasis on specific sectors that could benefit Italy a pivotal partner in international relations, Relations, held a meeting with members of a from collaboration. said the President, and expressed his support delegation from the ISA led by Prof. Isaac Ben- The Italian delegation also held discussions for the future constitution of an Italian-Israeli Israel (Chairman), Dr. Zvi Kaplan (CEO), Dr. with Israel’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Eli Opper, to Binational Foundation. Chaim Eshed (Ministry of Defense) and other define the criteria for a Memorandum of www.asi.it <> Drylands, deserts and desertification Augmenting ties with the uring a visit desertification and D organized and to propose Lombardy Region promoted by the Embassy partnerships of Italy, a delegation of between he Israel-Italy Chamber of Commerce, in Italian scientists and developed and T collaboration with Promos (the international experts attended the developing department of Milan’s Chamber of Commerce), recently international "Drylands, countries to organized a mission to Israel with Lombardy’s Association Deserts and advance new of Artisans intended to increase collaboration with Israeli Desertification 2008" technologies able SMEs. conference held at the Desertification is a growing threat worldwide to affront the Prior discussions between the parties revealed a Sde Boqer Campus of problem. common interest in establishing new areas of contact and Ben Gurion University on December 14. The opening ceremony on December collaboration with Israeli enterprises in the mechanical The event, held at the Blaustein 14 was moderated by Prof. Avigad and electromechanical sectors. As a first step in realizing Institute for Desert Research, was a Vonshak, of the Blaustein Institute, in the this project nine companies from the Lombardy region follow up to the International Desertification presence of Shmulik Rifman, President met with their Israeli counterparts, in a total of 54 B2B conference sponsored by UNESCO and of the Negev Regional Council and Dr. meetings last December 1-2. held at the same venue in November 2006. Thomas Schaaf, representing UNESCO. During the course of the visit a seminar was held at The recent "Millennium Ecosystem Invited by the organizers to address the Ra’anana’s Investment and Promotion Center to introduce Assessment" has estimated that conference, Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo the project to Israeli enterprises and banks, which was desertification and the deterioration of arid greeted participants and congratulated the followed by the signing of an agreement between the lands in vast areas of the world is the major organizers for the evident success of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce and the environmental, ecological, social and event. Lombardy Region and Milan’s Confederation of Artisans. economic threat confronting the Italian attendance at the event was to collaborate in joint ventures. international community today. organized and supported by the Embassy The Israel-Italy Chamber of Commerce also organized The aim of the conference was to within the framework of the Italian-Israeli visits by over 50 Israeli companies to the SIGEP, MACEF develop an integrated and unified scientific agreement on Scientific, Technological and and FESTIVITY exhibitions. approach to understanding the causes of Industrial Cooperation. <> www.italia-israel.com <>

3 NOTIZIE ITALIANE March 2009 Italian military International Mediterranean Tourism Market he 15th edition officials visit Israel T of the annual International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM), Israel’s premier business to business exhibition for its rapidly expanding travel industry, took place in Tel Aviv on February 11 Ð12. Italy’s participation at this year’s event, organized by the Embassy’s Business Desk, included a centrally positioned pavilion manned by representatives from no fewer than three delegations from Piedmont, Lazio and The Piedmont Region booth, one of three in the Italian Pavilion Italian and Israeli military officials on tour in Northern Brescia. Hundreds of people visited the Italian Israel stand, which hosted a significant number of B2B meetings with Israeli tourist operators. The Lazio Region, led by Federica Alatri, fficers from Italian Joint Senior Staff The Piedmont Region highlighted the huge President of the Rome and Lazio Agency for O College (Istituto Superiore di Stato variety of attractions in the area, with particular the Promotion of Tourism, organized a Maggiore Interforze-ISSMI) visited Israel on emphasis on gastronomical tourism as well as presentation and gala dinner inspired by November 16-21 summer and winter sporting activities. traditional cuisine, which was attended by the The delegation, headed by Maj. Gen. Pietro Representatives from the Province of press and a large number of Israeli tourist Valente, Director of ISSMI, and accompanied Brescia also presented their region’s tourist operators. Among the tourist attractions of the by Col. Nunzio Tarantelli, the Italian Defense attractions, accompanied by tastings of locally region are a significant number of sites with Attaché in Israel, were hosted by the Israeli produced food products such as high quality connections to Italian Jewish history and National Defense College (INDC). The Italian wines and olive oil. culture. <> officials were also welcomed by Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo at his residence in Ramat Gan. During their visit the Italian officers were Tourism in Rome and Lazio able to exchange ideas on the security challenges in the Middle East and to visit some important s part of their the city’s attractions, historical locations such as the Golan Heights, A participation in the underlined his particular where an excellent escort provided by the INDC, IMTM tourism conference, pleasure in attending the Prof. Arnon Soffer from Haifa University, gave representatives from Italy’s event. the students an historical overview on the Lazio Region organized a “Italy takes the issue of geographical, cultural and military events in special evening at Tel Aviv’s tourism very seriously,” the area. David Intercontinental emphasized the The delegation also visited the seam zone Hotel dedicated to tourism Ambassador, “and being as well as the main historical, religious and in Rome and Lazio, which Ambassador in this country included a dinner inspired Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo speaking at the for less than a year, I am military sites in Jerusalem, and paid a visit to IMTM tourism conference Yad Vashem. <> by a menu of traditional still fascinated by the flavors. enthusiasm of the Israeli people for Italy. Annamaria Carrier and Federica Alatri, “It is sensed everywhere, in Israeli Presidents of the Agencies for the Promotion admiration for the “Made in Italy” label in all of Tourism in Rome and the Lazio Region, its forms, in the increasing demand for Italian Italian-Israeli highlighted the attractions of the area and its courses in our Cultural Institutes, in the mutual ancient connection to Jewish history. During closeness felt by both sides and in the likeness their presentations special emphasis was placed with which we perceive one another. But more Gastroenterology on the so-called Lazio Jewish Itinerary. than anything else, it is reflected in the way Greeting the public was Ambassador Luigi Israelis vote again and again for Italy as their conference Mattiolo who, as a native Roman familiar with preferred tourist destination.” <>

he third meeting between the Italian and in Capri in 1997. The opening ceremony of the conference T Israeli Gastroenterology Societies took The Italian delegation consisted of nine was addressed by the two delegation leaders, place in Eilat last December 11-13. The specialists from the universities of , Milan, by Prof. A. Fich (President the Israeli Society initiative forms part of the conference program Verona and Rome and was led by Prof. Roberto of Gastroenterology) and by Prof. Stefano promoted and organized by the Embassy within de Franchis of Milan University. The Israeli Boccaletti, Scientific Attaché of the Embassy. the framework of the Agreement on Scientific, delegation included over 150 representatives These were followed by 8 working sessions that Technology and Indutrial Cooperation signed from all the country’s major universities and included approximately 75 scientific between the two countries. research centers and was headed by Dr. Zvi presentations. The event, a result of increased cooperation Fireman of the Hillel-Yaffe Medical Center of At the final session, concrete steps to expand between the two scientific communities over Hadera. Also present were representatives from cooperation in the sector were discussed and a the last decade, followed two previous meetings various pharmaceutical industries of both follow up meeting in Italy in 2011 was proposed. between the organizations, in Eilat in 1995 and countries. <>

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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Italian Constitution n the 60th anniversary since the Among the numerous Italian experts Luigi Mattiolo, who underlined the importance O establishment of Italy’s Constitution, as attending the event were Justin Frosini of the of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano’s urgent well as that of the founding of the State of Bocconi University; Tania Groppi, University appeal, following his visit to Israel last Israel, and marking the 60th year if the of Siena; Roberto Toniatti, Dean of Trento November 25-27, to maintain the values Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the University; Claudio Luzzati of the University inherent in the Constitution. Italian Institute of Culture organized an of Milan; Francesco Lucrezi of Salerno Aside from the main theme of the academic conference on constitutional University and Andrea Zanotti of the conference, focussed on the relations between disciplines in Italy and Israel. University of Bologna. Religion and State, a subject of current Discussions at the two day conference, held Israelis taking part in the conference importance in both Italy and Israel, participants last December 8-9 respectively at the included former Supreme Court Justice Izhak also commemorated the work of Prof. Guido Universities of Jerusalem and Haifa were Englard, former Justice Minister Shimon Tedeschi, a celebrated Italian jurist and one of coordinated by Prof. Alfredo Mordechai Shetreet and Dean of the Faculty of Law of the founders of the constitutional system of Rabello and Simonetta Della Seta, Director Haifa University Prof. Eli Salzberger. Israel, who emigrated to Palestine following of the Italian Institute of Culture. Opening the conference was Ambassador the passing of the racial laws in Italy in1938.<> EXPlab: creative education for peace Italy leads EU video group of high school students from authors Suad Ameri and David Grossman, A Rome’s Liceo Cavour visited Israel last leaders of EXPLab’s creative writing workshop. November 22-28. The initiative, coinciding EXPlab is a program supporting the peace and art expo with the State visit to Israel of Italian President process in the Middle East, aimed at Israeli, Giorgio Napolitano, forms part of the activities Palestinian and Italian students. The program ver 600 people attended the exhibition of the Education for Peace Laboratory comprises three laboratories: laboratory for O “Sounds and Visions: Artists’ Films (EXPlab) of the Municipality of Rome and was peace education; laboratory of creative writing; and Videos from Europe, the Last Decade” organized in collaboration with the Italian writing lab of a subject/screenplay. which was held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Institute of Culture. The schools involved in the project include Art on February 6. The visit by the delegation from Liceo the Bet-Safafa and Hanisui High Schools of Cavour included 12 students who had taken part Jerusalem and the Liceo Scientifico Statale C. in EXPLab’s activities during the 2007/08 school Cavour of Rome. EXPLab is supported by the year. The mission was led by Franco La Torre Italian Institute of Culture in Tel Aviv, the Italian of the Jerusalem Office of the Municipality of Consulate in Jerusalem and by the Ministry of Rome. Education. The aims of the visit were threefold: to During their visit to Jerusalem the students strengthen ties between the Italians and Israeli from all three schools met author David students from two Jerusalem schools taking part Grossman during a literary conference organized in the program; to determine the best subjects by the Italian Institute of Culture on the occasion from four work projects selected during a visit of the State visit to Israel by Italian President The exhibition opened with addresses by by the Israeli students to Rome in February Giorgio Napolitano. <> Mayor Ron Huldai, Amb. Ramiro Cibrian- 2008; and to present the winning projects to Huzal, head of the European Commission's Delegation to Israel, and by the Museum’s Director Prof. Mordechai Omer. The project, planned and presented by the Institute’s Cultural Attaché Prof. Angelo Gioè Digitization of Cultural Heritage and by Prof. Maria-Rosa Sossai, an expert in video art, was financed by the EC with he ‘Eva/Minerva 2008’ access to it, and to find ways of contributions from 21 member states. T Conference on the disseminating it through advanced The event was the first in celebration of Digitization of Cultural Heritage education and training in the centenary of the establishment of the city was held on 11-12 November at information and communication of Tel Aviv, was held as part of the Contempo the Hebrew University of technologies (ICT). Presented during music festival that attracted a significant Jerusalem. The event was also an the two-day event were projects Italian presence. occasion for a large Italian relating to these fields currently The theme chosen for the exhibition, the delegation to present the MICHAEL database, being carried out in Europe, Russia and Israel. relationship between sounds and images as a project created by Italy’s Ministry of Cultural The event was held within the framework of elaborated by European visual artists during Resources and Activities (MIBAC). the Cultural Exhange Agreement signed last the last ten years, found expression in the Opening the conference for the Italians was July between the Italian and Israeli Ministries items on display; installations, videos and Dr. Rossella Caffo of MIBAC, lead person at of Culture. video sculptures which highlighted the the MINERVA Network, MICHAEL and A documentary, “Holy Fire”, on coexistence complex relationship between the two senses. ATHENA projects, who had already visited between the three monotheistic religions in Italy was represented at the event by Israel for a previous edition of the event. Jerusalem, was screened at the conclusion of Francesco Vezzoli’s “An Embroidered The conference focused on efforts to preserve the conference. Trilogy”. <> cultural heritage in the digital age, to simplify www.minervaisrael.org.il <>

5 March 2009 ItalianItalian NOTIZIE ITALIANE CulturalCultural InstituteInstitute Tel.Tel. 03-516136103-5161361 Celebrating the centenary of Cesare Pavese Concert for Life and wo evenings honoring the presence of over 150 T great 19th century Italian guests who attended poet, novelist, literary critic and the event in Tel Aviv. Peace translator Cesare Pavese, Pavese’s poetry was his year’s Concert for Life and Peace, organized by the foundation bearing his name read in Italian and T promoted by the Association for Life in collaboration with the Italian Institute of also in Hebrew, and Peace and supported by numerous local Culture, were held in Tel Aviv and Haifa on thanks to the administrations in Italy, took place at the December 29-30. publication of Henry Crown Symphony Hall in Jerusalem The events were made possible by the excellent on December 21. presence of Franco Vaccaneo, President of translations of six of Now in its eighth season under the the scientific committee of the Cesare Pavese his works by different Israeli poets, collected patronage of the Presidency of the Republic, Foundation, who lectured on the life and work in a volume published by Even Hoshen. the concert, given in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, of the celebrated Italian author and presented Taking part in the event, aside from Tal is a Christmas tribute offered by Italy to the Andrea Icardi’s film documentary portrait of Nitzan and Jack and Inbal Arbib, responsible people of the Holy Land. the writer. for the translations, were several Israeli poets, Performing in this year’s edition of the The works of Cesare Pavese, and some well known in Italy such as Ronny concert was the Choir of the Pietà dei Turchini particularly his poetry, have been popular in Someck, as well as academics and other literary in Naples, which offered a program consisting Israel for some years, a fact confirmed by the figures. <> mostly of 16th century music by Pergolesi, Cerrotio, Giaccio, Ragazzi, Gallo and Caresana. A particularly popular item was the Santa Allegrezza composed by Roberto de Commemorating Daniel Carpi Simone.The ensemble, including well known n evening in memory of Italian historian occupation, whose soloists, was directed by Maestro Antonio A Daniel Carpi, entitled ‘Revisionist heroism was Florio. Zionism and Italy between the World Wars’ dramatized in an Present at the concert were Israel’s Minister was held at the Jabotinsky Museum in Tel Italian theater of Culture Galeb Majadle, First Counselor Aviv on January 4. The event was attended production that was Davide La Cecilia and the Director of the by historians, co-nationals and witnesses and subsequently Italian Institute of Culture Simonetta Della attracted a public of several hundred. presented in Israel Seta, as well as Italian representatives from The evening was opened by Simonetta and Greece and also the Lazio Regional Council, the Provinces of Della Seta, Director of the Italian Institute of performed at Lecce, Macerata and Milan and the Culture and an expert on Jewish history, who ’s ‘Biennale municipalities of Castelsardo, Labico, Silanus recalled Prof. Carpi’s important contribution del Teatro’. and Salento. As in previous years the initiative to research on Italy’s Jewish communities and Other speakers was produced by Rino Maenza. his studies documenting the actions taken by at the event Also present at the heavily attended concert the Italian army and the country’s diplomatic included Profs. Alessandro Rofé, Dalia Levi were representatives from the Jerusalem community during Italy’s occupation of various and Arieh Naor, who dwelt on the connections Municipality and various religious institutions regions in WW2. It was as a result of these between Revisionist Zionism and Italy through in the city. An active organizational role was studies in places such as southern , the eyes of Ze’ev Jabotinsky, its founder, who fulfilled by the capital’s Italian Jewish Tunisia, Greece and the Balkans that the spent many years in Rome and was openly community, in particular the Nahon Museum heroism of some co-nationals in regard to the inspired by the Risorgimento as well as by of Italian Jewish Art. As in previous years, fate of the Jewish communities in those areas other ideological movements founded in 19th the concert was televised in Italy on Christmas was brought to light. century Italy. Day. <> One of the cases discovered by Prof. Carpi Also attending the event was the historian’s was that of Italian diplomat Guelfo Zamboni, widow Yehudit and several other family posted to Saloniki during the years of Nazi members. <> Visconti Retrospective month long retrospective of eight of the ‘Death in branch of the IIC, while on December 11 A most important films by the great Italian Venice’, ‘Rocco and his Brothers’ was presented in director Luchino Visconti was held which was Jerusalem by the Institute’s Teresa Lorenzi. simultaneously throughout the month of introduced by The large public attending the events in all December at the cinematheques of Tel Aviv, Simonetta three cities was prepared for the retrospective Jerusalem and Haifa. The Italian Institutes Della Seta, by extensive prior media coverage and by full of culture of Tel Aviv and Haifa, in Director of page articles in Ha’aretz and Ma’ariv, which coordination with the Foreign Ministry and the Italian appeared on November 20 and 28 respectively. Cinecittà Holdings, sponsored the Institute of The resounding success of this initiative retrospective, which attracted a large public Culture (IIC). was followed by requests from the as well as comprehensive media attention. The same film cinematheques in other Israeli towns and cities The well attended screenings opened on was introduced in Haifa on December 6 by such as Herzlia and Rosh Pina to be included December 1 in Tel Aviv with the projection of Giovanni Pillonca, Director of the Haifa in future retrospectives of Italian cinema. <>

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Italian Cultural Institute Tel. 03-5161361 Events in Israel This is a man: Primo Levi Alexander Lonquich, Boris has presented numerous times in their entirety, April 21, 22, Tel Aviv Petrushansky and Piero including for a recording on the Azzurra label. Study day on Italian Rattalino. Trabucco is also a author Primo Levi on the composer who was awarded Concert: Paolo Fresu 90th anniversary of his the ‘Czerny’ Prize for Dates to be announced birth, organized by the composition in 1990. In Italy’s participation in the forthcoming Israel Italian Institute of recent years Trabucco has Festival will include a concert featuring Culture, in collaboration been examining twentieth- celebrated trumpet and flugelhorn jazz player with Tel Aviv University century French music in general, including the Paolo Fresu. and the Diaspora entire piano repertoire of Debussy and Ravel, Fresu, who also composes and arranges music Museum (Bet Hatfuzot). whose works he will perform on April 22. for theatre, dance, radio, TV, and film, started The symposium will accent the elevated playing the trumpet at the age of 11, graduating human values that distinguish the works of the Domus Israel from the Conservatory of Cagliari in 1984. Fresu celebrated Italian author in three areas - the May 8, Tel Aviv Shoah, literature and science. Participating in Presentation of the first Israeli edition of Domus. the event are Marco Belpoliti, University of Starting in May, the prestigious Italian journal Bergamo; Domenico Scarpa, Scuola Normale will be published in a Hebrew edition. Superiore of Pisa; Anna Piperno, Ministry of Participating at the event are Giovanna Education and Francesco Lucrezi, University Mazzocchi and Flavio Albanese, President and of Salerno. The opening session will be addressed Director of Domus and Ambassador Luigi by Ambassador Luigi Mattiolo, Shimon Mattiolo. Yankielevitz, Rector of Tel Aviv University and Avi Armoni, Director of Beit Hatfuzot. In Concert: Olaf Laneri addition to the conference the study day will May 20, Tel Aviv include readings in Italian and Hebrew of selected The Italian pianist Olaf John excerpts from Levi’s works, including “This is Laneri, born in Catania in a man” by composer Tzvi Avni, recipient of the 1971, studied at the Piano ‘Lost Chords’ in Munich (from left) Carla Bley, Paolo Fresu Raoul Wallenberg scholarship award. The Academy of Imola, from and Andy Sheppard seminar, held in English, will also include the where he graduated in 1998. screening of a documentary La strada di Primo After winning several local has won numerous awards for his recordings and Levi by Marco Belpoliti and Davide Ferrario. piano competitions Laneri studied in Japan and performances, including nominations for best was subsequently awarded second prize at the European Jazz Musician in 1996 and Best Concert: Luca Trabucco Busoni competition in Bolzano and at the World International Musician in 2000, and has April 22, Tel Aviv Music Piano Master competition in Monte Carlo collaborated with all the major jazz luminaries. Pianist Luca Trabucco was born in Salerno in in 2001. Laneri has performed with numerous Fresu currently teaches at the Siena Jazz National 1970 and began his musical studies at Genoa's orchestras and given solo recitals in Italy, France, Seminars, as well as jazz university courses in Nicolò Paganini Conservatorium and Germany, Poland and Japan. His repertoire Terni, and is the director of Nuoro Jazz Seminars. subsequently studied with Lazar Berman, includes all the sonatas of Beethoven, which he <> Spring at the Museum of Italian Jewish Art

Exhibition: Baroque Passover Wine and song April 5 – May 3 A silver egg holder April 12 from the 19th The Baroque Passover exhibition presents century Evening celebrating the rare and fascinating items from the connection between wine, Renaissance and Baroque periods in Italy. music and The exposition includes panels depicting including a lecture, a the exodus from Egypt, utensils for making concert and wine tasting. matzot (unleavened bread) and rare photos The Jew in opera from the late May 26 19th century Silver Passover seder plate from depicting the the 18th century. Fascinating concert of production of music from the renaissance till modern times examining matzot in the This chicken egg from 1757 is Rome ghetto. completely covered in the figure of the Jew as micrographic script reproducing depicted in Italian opera. <> Among the items on display are ancient Haggadot, the entire text of ‘Shir Hashirim’ such as the 15th century Sereni Haggadah, (Song of Songs) and the Passover Entry to the museum is free during the handwritten and illustrated on parchment reading from the Prophets intermediate days of Passover

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Events in Italy Concert: Bob Dylan Memorie del Grand Tour Egypt's Hidden Treasures April 15, 17, 18 Till May 3, Aosta Till May 31, Turin Bob Dylan and his band The Alinari Brothers photo archive is among Exhibition of over 500 play three Italian dates: the most comprehensive in Italy. On display at items of sunken April 15 in Milan Aosta’s Museo Archeologico Regionale (Centro treasures recovered (Assago); April 17 in Saint Bénin) are dozens of rare images from from ancient Egyptian Rome (PalaLottomatica), the archive’s collection of photos of Italy shot cities of the 8th century. The exhibit presents April 18 in between the mid-1800s and the early 20th statues of gods and sphinxes, likenesses of kings (MandelaForum). century. and queens, stones, offerings and liturgical www.ticketone.it (click on Concerti). www.regione.vda.it objects. The set is by Bob Wilson and the music is by Laurie Anderson National Culture Week Darwin 1809-2009 www.lavenaria.it April 18-26 Till May 3, Rome All of Italy's state-run museums are open free Major exhibition celebrating the bicentenary Bruce Springsteen Italian tour of charge for eight days as part of National of British naturalist Charles Darwin's birth. July 19, 21, 23 Culture Week. Thousands of special activities Through paintings and documents it examines Bruce Springsteen and are planned and are listed by category on the the events that led to Darwin's groundbreaking the E Street Band play ministry's website publication of "The Origin of Species" in 1859. Rome's Olympic www.beniculturali.it www.palazzoesposizioni.it Stadium on July 19, followed by July 21 and Fabrizio De Andrè History of Kisses 23 dates in Turin and Till May 3, Genoa Till June 2, Pavia Udine. Genoa pays homage to Dedicated to the www.ticketone.it (click on Concerti). renowned Italian kiss, the exhibit songwriter and singer features works by Art and Design in a Divided World Fabrizio De Andrè. such artists as Till July 26, Rovereto Video installations, Hayez. Cremona, Art and design objects photographs, Rosso, Lega, from 1945 to 1975, manuscripts, books and Previati, De Chirico spanning the Cold War his songs reconstruct his life. and Manzù. epoch. Included are a www.palazzoducale.genova.it www.scuderiepavia.com Sputnik model, Apollo mission space suits and Art, Genius, Madness Futurismo. Avanguardia Avanguardie the postwar Till May 25, Siena Till May 24, Rome Messerschmitt three-wheeled bubble car. There The theme is the relationship between art, genius This exhibition celebrates the anniversary and are also films by Kubrick, paintings by and madness. Included are works by showcases a major selection of art from the Rauschenberg and ceramics by Picasso. The Hieronymus Bosch, Van Gogh, Kirchner, early Futurist period. Included are works by efforts of Paco Rabanne, Charles and Ray Munch, Ernst, Dix, Grosz, Guttuso, Mafai and Braque; Picasso, Boccioni and Duchamp. Eames, Dieter Rams, Le Corbusier, and R. Ligabue www.scuderiequirinale.it Buckminster Fuller are also recorded. www.santamariadellascala.com www.mart.trento.it <>

Italian Trade Fair Calendar April - May 09 PITTI LIVING EUROLUCE Agriculture, Fishing CHIBIDUE FIERA 15 - 20 April, Milano 22 - 27 April, Milano www.zoomark.it 15 - 18 May, Milano INTERNAZIONALE Giftware, Houseware, Lighting Exhibition Giftware, Houseware, DELLA PESCA Jewellery www.cosmit.it LOGITEC Jewellery 22 - 24 May, Ancona www.pittimmagine.com 7 - 10 May, Milano www.chibiduefmi.it Fishing Boats & Ship Building FIERA CAMPIONARIA Vehicles, Transport, equipment www.erf.it MIART 23 - 4 May, Cagliari www.tltiexpo.it FIERA CAMPIONARIA 17 - 20 April, Milano Trade Fairs 16 - 24 May, Padova PLANET CREATIVITY Art, Antiques, Numismatics www.fieradellasardegna.it EDILMED Trade Fairs 23 - 25 May, Parma www.fmi.it 8 - 10 May, Napoli www.campionaria.it Sport, Recreation and Hobbies MOSTRA MERCATO Building and Construction www.planetcreativity.com EXA 25 April - 3 May, Florence www.edilmedfiera.it AU-PROMOTEC 18 - 21 April, Brescia Crafts, Subcontracting 20 - 24 May, Bologna MODAPRIMA Firearms & weaponry www.firenzefiera.it COSMOFARMA Transportation industry, 23 - 25 May, Milano www.exa.it 8 - 10 May, Roma machinery Fashion & accessories PROPOSTE Cosmetics, Perfumery, Herbal www.au-promotec.it www.modaprima.it SALONE D'ARREDO 6 - 8 May, Cernobbio www.cosmofarma.com 22 - 27 April, Milano Textiles & Haberdashery KUNSTART ENERMOTIVE Home and Office Furnishings www.propostefair.it TURIN BOOK FAIR 21 - 24 May, Bolzano 26 - 30 May, Milano www.cosmit.it 14 - 18 May Art, Antiques, Stamps Civil Protection, Security ZOOMARK Publishing, Printing, Graphics www.kunstart.it www.fieramilanotech.it <> 7 - 10 May, Bologna www.fieralibro.it

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